Spain 4 Escudos 1630 "Dated" with Hole Pirate Gold Coins Treasure Jewelry
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Spain 4 Escudos 1630 "Dated" with Hole making a perfect Pendant Piece! We love finding coins with holes in them for pendants, the simple look with just the jump ring makes so the coin is free of any distractions from a bezel, however we don't have the heart the ever drill a hole in any of these so we hope to find them pre-done. Also, 4 Escudos really seem to be the perfect size for pendants, but they are much rarer than the 8 Escudos making them harder to acquire. So to have a 4 Escudos with a hole is truly a rare find!
This Spanish Gold Cob dated 163(0) weighs 13.28gm (nearly full weight) and measures out at approx. 24mm was Hand Struck from the Seville mint nearly 400 Years ago! Philip II was King of Spain from 1556-98; Philip III was 1598-1621 and Philip IV until 1665. These Cobs (short for Cabo de Bara = End of the Bar, since Gold Bars were heating up, the ends cut off and then smashed down into roundish planchets and then held with tongs between a die on the surface of stone or other metals and a die placed on top of the Gold piece and Hammered (generally with a 4’ Hammer by another Blacksmith). At the time of his death the Spanish Empire had grown to approx. 4.7 million square miles; however in many other respects Spain was in decline, a fact that Philip contributed to since his inability to achieve domestic and military reform. ml
This Spanish Gold Cob dated 163(0) weighs 13.28gm (nearly full weight) and measures out at approx. 24mm was Hand Struck from the Seville mint nearly 400 Years ago! Philip II was King of Spain from 1556-98; Philip III was 1598-1621 and Philip IV until 1665. These Cobs (short for Cabo de Bara = End of the Bar, since Gold Bars were heating up, the ends cut off and then smashed down into roundish planchets and then held with tongs between a die on the surface of stone or other metals and a die placed on top of the Gold piece and Hammered (generally with a 4’ Hammer by another Blacksmith). At the time of his death the Spanish Empire had grown to approx. 4.7 million square miles; however in many other respects Spain was in decline, a fact that Philip contributed to since his inability to achieve domestic and military reform. ml
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